Lucedale , Mississippi | city, county seat

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 city, county seat
Executioner Jimmy Thompson, a showman in the style of P. T. Barnum, used the Mississippi Electric Chair for the first time in Lucedale, Mississippi, on wife-killer Willie Mae Bragg, whom Thompson said proudly had died “with tears in his eyes for the efficient care I took to give him a good clean burning.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucedale,_Mississippi
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Coordinates:   30°55'10"N   88°36'4"W

Comments

  • I grew up in Lucedale and never knew about this. I'm wondering if this information is accurate... Either way, it does sound pretty cool.
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